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  2. Automobile auxiliary power outlet - Wikipedia

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    The voltage of the power outlet is usually near 12 V DC, and may be elevated between 13.5 V to 15 V while the engine is running. On trucks , the voltage of the power outlet may be near 24 V DC. The 12 V power circuit is protected by a car fuse , often rated at 10 to 20 amperes, which provides 120 to 240 watts of power.

  3. Flatcar - Wikipedia

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    Worn ICE stakesided bulkhead flatcar in the RBMN Duryea yard in July 2012 Bulkhead flatcars are designed with sturdy end-walls ( bulkheads ) to prevent loads from shifting past the ends of the car. Loads typically carried are pipe , steel slabs , utility poles and lumber , though lumber and utility poles are increasingly being hauled by ...

  4. Bulkhead (partition) - Wikipedia

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    A bulkhead is an upright wall within the hull of a ship, within the fuselage of an airplane, or a car. Other kinds of partition elements within a ship are decks and deckheads . Etymology

  5. Aft pressure bulkhead - Wikipedia

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    The aft pressure bulkhead is the white circular component; its web-like structure led a NASA technician to attach a large model spider to it for comedic effect. The aft pressure bulkhead or rear pressure bulkhead is the rear component of the pressure seal in all aircraft that cruise in a tropopause zone in the Earth's atmosphere. [ 1 ]

  6. EMD E-unit - Wikipedia

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    Also like the Blomberg B, there were no drop equalizers between the axles. Two direct current generators powered four traction motors, two on each truck, in an A1A-A1A arrangement. This truck design was used on all E units and on CB&Q 9908 and MP 7100 power cars. The success of the design is shown by the few changes to it over the years.

  7. Stuffing box - Wikipedia

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    The stuffing box prevents water from entering the boat's hull. In many small fiberglass boats, for example, the stuffing box is mounted inboard near the point the shaft exits the hull. The "box" is a cylindrical assembly, typically of bronze, comprising a sleeve threaded on one end to accept adjusting and locking nuts.

  8. Fisher Body - Wikipedia

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    In a 1919 deal put together by president William C. Durant, General Motors bought 60% of the company. The Fisher company purchased Fleetwood Metal Body in 1925, and in 1926 was integrated entirely as an in-house coachbuilding division of General Motors. Fisher Body Division was dissolved in 1984, with some of its plants taken over by the newly ...

  9. New York Central P Motor - Wikipedia

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    P-Motor was the class designation given by the New York Central a fleet of 22 ALCO-GE electric passenger locomotives. The P Motors were not only more powerful than previous New York Central electrics, but also a more advanced design using the highly successful 2-C+C-2 wheel arrangement found on the later PRR GG1 and New Haven EP-3 classes as well as nose suspended traction motors.